Basketball

Eric Demers, the NCAA’s leading scorer for the 2019-2020 season, is dripping sweat after a grueling pregame workout of corner threes, elbow sprints, and dribble handoffs before the Maine Celtics take on the Westchester Knicks.  One of just a couple dozen players in the G League and NBA to have…

Stephen Curry is reportedly set to return to the Warriors lineup as soon as Saturday for Game 1 of their playoff series against the Nuggets. Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry (foot) is on track to make his return in Game 1 vs. Nuggets on Saturday as long as he…

Ten days after Steve Nash told reporters Ben Simmons would be sidelined for the Play-In Tournament, ESPN’s Brian Windhorst reports that Simmons is now targeting Game 4, 5, or 6 of the Nets’ first-round matchup against the Boston Celtics for his debut with the Brooklyn. Simmons has remained sidelined throughout…

Former Knicks Coach Mike D’Antoni told J.J. Redick that he didn’t see Jeremy Lin and the “Linsanity” phenomenon happening on the Old Man and the Three podcast. D’Antoni, Lin’s coach in 2012 during his ascendant streak, gave the initial comment based on the Harvard product’s previous play when he said…

The Atlanta Hawks are one step closer to ending the narratives about their disappointing season by dismissing the Charlotte Hornets 132-103 to set up a matchup with the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night. The Cavs lost Tuesday night to the Brooklyn Nets 115-107 after Kyrie Irving’s epic shooting performance. The…

The Charlotte Hornets ended their season with a thud as the Atlanta Hawks eliminated them in a 132-103 loss on Wednesday night. After Atlanta outscored the Hornets 42-24 in the third quarter, the game was never in doubt. But unlike Charlotte’s play-in tournament blowout last year to the Indiana Pacers,…

The New Orleans Pelicans continue to be one of NBA history’s biggest in-season turnaround stories after defeating the San Antonio Spurs 113-103 on Wednesday night. With the win, the Pelicans get the right to face the Los Angeles Clippers in Crypto.com Arena on Friday night. The winner qualifies as the…

Conversations surrounding this year’s MVP and ROY races have been intense, to say the least, as the top three choices for each accolade have made a crystal clear case. Most recently, Cade Cunningham opened up about his first year in the League via Andscape’s latest Rookie Diary, in which he…

Before Boston’s first-round matchup with the Brooklyn Nets, Jayson Tatum opened up on the times he and Kyrie Irving shared on the court together in the Celtics’ green and the conversations the two have had since the seven-time All-Star’s departure to Brooklyn. While addressing reporters after practice on Wednesday, Tatum…

After a record-setting season, North Carolina forward Armando Bacot will return for his senior season. In a statement given by the university, Bacot simply wrote “I’m Back” to announce his return to Chapel Hill. Bacot earned first-team All-ACC honors after leading the nation with 31 double-doubles tying David Robinson for…